Williamsburg, VA–Hampden-Sydney Rugby succumbed 27-0 to William and Mary on the road in both teams' second conference game of the season. For 20 minutes both teams fought intensely to string together a successful attack but solid defenses on both sides prevented a score. Capitalizing on its wide pitch, William and Mary managed to stretch out the Tiger defense and scored a try. Although the conversion was unsuccessful, the Tigers were unable to rally their attack. The Tribe struck back two more times in the half with one converted and one un-converted try – leaving the score at 17-0 going into half-time.

Living up to their reputation as a second half team, the Tigers put forth an increased effort during the second half. Tyler Wilson ('12) and Adam Florian ('15) excelled in the line outs winning possessions for the Tigers. The fleet-footed duo, Herbie Williams ('12) and Everton Batista ('12) motored the ball up the field several times, but each time were stopped short of the in-goal. Adam Florian appeared to score a try, but it was called back on a penalty.

The last 10 minutes of the game favored the Tribe who managed to spread the H-SC defense thin enough to score two more tries - one un-converted and one converted.  The Tigers return to action on October 1^st at 3:00 P.M. on Venable Field where they square off against the Captains of Christopher Newport University in their third conference match of the season.